-
Pictured: Mother and her three school-age children who were killed in Bootle house fire – after hero father ‘tried to save family by breaking windows’
Elisha Brabin, 36, and her three children, Leo, 16, Ellis, 8, and Prudence, 7, died in a house fire in Bootle during the early hours of Tuesday. Their father, Kane Stephenson, reportedly tried to rescue them by breaking windows and was taken to hospital with serious burns, while another child was staying elsewhere. Firefighters arrived…
-
McDonald’s targets greater chicken-market share as demand outpaces beef
McDonald’s is increasing its focus on fried chicken to capture more of the expanding global chicken market, as health concerns and higher beef prices influence consumer choices. It aims to gain 1.5 percentage points of chicken-market share by 2030, while maintaining its leading position in beef and competing more aggressively with KFC, Popeyes and Wingstop.…
-
Zoox halts Atlanta vehicle tests after workers report gas symptoms
Zoox has grounded its Atlanta autonomous-vehicle test fleet after workers reported symptoms potentially linked to exposure to toxic gases, including carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide or hydrogen sulfide. The incidents prompted an Occupational Safety and Health Administration inquiry and raise concerns about worker safety as the Amazon-owned company rapidly expands its testing operations. Up to 40…
-
Prime Video’s NASA Limited Series ‘The Challenger’ Adds Six To Cast
Prime Video’s limited series “The Challenger” has expanded its cast with six recurring actors playing key figures in the true story of the 1986 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. The ensemble includes William Fichtner as Nobel physicist Richard Feynman, Kevin Carroll as physicist Professor Arthur Walker, Eric Lange as General Donald Kutyna, Adelaide Clemens as…
-
Timpson reports 680% surge in requests for smaller belt sizes
Timpson chief executive Lord James Timpson says his shops have recorded a 680 per cent increase in customers requesting extra belt holes, which he attributes to people losing weight while using medicines such as Mounjaro, Wegovy and Ozempic. The claim highlights the growing visibility of weight-loss treatments, while also prompting discussion about access to such…
-
Dementia traps family savings as London transport stalls
Grandmother’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis has trapped £20,000 in children’s savings accounts behind rigid banking rules. London’s bus network slows amid congestion whilst Qantas launches Sydney-New York flights and sport and entertainment lead headlines.
-
Germany unveils first explicit plan to end fossil fuel use by 2045
Germany has committed to phasing out all fossil fuels by 2045, marking the first time the country has made this explicit commitment according to a government roadmap published on Wednesday. This represents a significant shift from previous climate pledges, which only referred to achieving “carbon neutrality” without specifying the elimination of fossil fuels themselves. The…
-
Financial pressures lengthen marriages ending in divorce to record 13 years
The average length of marriages ending in divorce in England and Wales reached a record high of 13 years in 2025, according to Office of National Statistics figures released on Wednesday. Lawyers have attributed this trend to the cost of living crisis, which is making it financially unviable for unhappy couples to separate and establish…
-
Startup founder moaned about his scraped knee instead of helping woman and toddler who died in burning car after he drove Tesla into them at 142mph, prosecutors say
Prosecutors allege that startup founder Zachary Chernicky drove his Tesla at between 100 and 142mph into heavy traffic on a San Jose highway, causing a fiery crash that killed Ivana Balistreri, 29, and her young daughter, Lilliana. Court documents claim Chernicky failed to check on the victims, complained about his own injuries and later walked…
-
Man arrested after firing arrows at vehicles on busy West Yorkshire road
A 68-year-old man fired a bow and arrow at passing vehicles on a busy main road in Skelmanthorpe, West Yorkshire, in an incident witnessed by numerous members of the public. The attack raises serious community safety concerns, particularly given it occurred during the evening rush hour on a well-used route with significant foot and vehicle…